Sandal with vamp piece spaced above sole



May 8, 1951 c. G. G. cAMERo 2,551,723

SANDAL WITH VAMP PIECE SPACED ABOVE SOLE Filed Jan. 4, 1949 INVENTOR.Cesar- GG. Ca mero,

ATTORNEYS.

Patented May 8, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SANDAL WITH VAMP PIECESPACED ABOVE SOLE 3 Claims.

beach wear.

An object of my invention is to provide an improved sandal.

A further object is to provide an improved sandal which includes a vampand a sole together with novel means for adjustably securing the Vampand sole together.

A further object is to provide an improved sandal including a vamp and asole, means on the sole providing, loops extending upwardly thereof, anda single lace alternately laced through the Vamp and the loops toadjustably secure the vamp to the sole.

Other objects and advantages reside in the particular structure of theinvention, combination and arrangement of the several parts thereof, andwill be readily understood by those skilled in the art upon reference tothe attached drawing in connection with the following specification,

wherein the invention is shown, described and claimed.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the sandal according to the invention;

Figure 2 is a plan view thereof, parts being broken away to showstructural details;

Figure 3 is a transverse vertical sectional view taken substantially onthe planes of the line 3 3 of Figure 2.

Referring specifically to the drawing, wherein like reference charactershave been used throughout the several views to designate like parts, thesandal according to the invention comprises a sole lo composed of anupper ply Il and a lower ply i2. The upper ply II is formed with amarginal series of spaced perforations I3 which are generally located onside portions of the forward portion of and forwardly of the heelportion of the upper ply. A single thong is laced through theperforations i3 to provide a marginal series of spaced loops Itextending upwardly of the upper ply and connecting portions l5 disposedbetween the plies Il and I2. The thong includes free ends which may betied together at any suitable location, as shown in Figure 2. The pliesll and I2 are connected together in any suitable manner, as by adhesiveI 6, Figure 3. Also, I prefer to provide supplemental means connectingthe plies together, such as the line of stitching l1. Moreover, itshould be noted that the line of stitching at times passes through theportions I5 of the thong whereby to anchor the thong in position.

The sandal also includes a Vamp which preferably is formed of relativesoft sheet material corresponding in area to the forward portion of thesole, The upper surface of the vamp 29 may be ornamented in any suitablemanner. The vamp 2U is provided along opposite side edges with rows ofspaced holes 2| which may be protected by eyelets 22. A single lace 23is alternately laced through the holes 2i and the loops i4 whereby toadjustably and spacedly connect the Vamp 20 to the sole lt. The lace 23includes free end portions which pass through the loops and holes, andterminal portions 24 which are adapted to be tied together to secure thevamp in a selected spaced relation to the sole. Also, it is contemplatedthat the terminal portions 24 of the lace 23 are adapted to be crossedin front of the ankle and led along opposite sides of the ankle and tiedat the back of the ankle, whereby to secure the sandal to the foot.

Thus, it is apparent that the lower ply l2 protects the thong from wear,the supplemental fasteners I1 anchor the thong in place, and the lace 23provides a convenient means for adjusting the Vamp to the foot of thewearer, whereby a snug t is secured in all instances.

While I have shown and described what is now thought to be a preferredembodiment of the invention, it should be understood that the same issusceptible of other forms and expressions. Consequently, I do not limitmyself to the precise structure shown and described hereinabove exceptas hereinafter claimed.

I claim:

1. A sandal comprising a sole having a forward portion and a rearwardheel portion, longitudinally extending and longitudinally spaced loopsextending along opposite side edges of said forward portion on the upperside of said forward portion, a vamp comprising a flexible sheet of anarea substantially corresponding to and spacedly overlying said forwardsole portion, said vamp being formed along each opposite side edge witha row of holes, the holes being positioned between the loops along thecorresponding side edges of the forward sole portion, and a single lacethreaded through the rows of holes in the vamp with portions thereofbetween the holes threaded through the loops in the forward soleportion, said single lace having an intermediate portion extendingacross the forward end of the vamp between the rows of holes and freeend portions extending rearwardly from the rear ends of the rows ofholes and crossed thereat to define terminal portions arranged to bebrought rearwardly over said heel portion along the sides 0f the ankleof a wearer and tied together at the back of the ankle so as toconstrict and confine the vamp on the forepart of the foot of thewearer.

2. In a sandal, a sole having a forward portion and a rearward heelportion, longitudinally spaced loops spaced along the opposite sideedges of said forward portion, a flexible vamp comprising a sheetsubstantially conforming in shape to and spaced above said forward soleportion and terminating in longitudinally spaced relation to said heelportion, said vamp being formed along its opposite side edges with rowsof longitudinally spaced holes with said loops positioned betweenadjacent holes, and a single lace having an intermediate portionextending between the forward ends of said rows of holes and overlying aforward part of said Vamp, said single lace having free end portionsthreaded rearwardly through said rows of holes, said free end portionshaving terminal portions extending rearwardly from the rear ends of saidrows of holes, portions of said free end portions of the lace betweenadjacent holes in the rows being threaded through corresponding ones ofthe loops on the forward sole portion.

3. In a sandal, a sole having a forward portion and a rearward heelportion, longitudinally spaced loops spaced along the opposite sideedges of said forward portion, a flexible vamp comprising a sheetsubstantially conforming in shape to and spaced above said forward soleportion and terminating in longitudinally spaced relation to said heelportion, said vamp being formed along its opposite side edges with rowsof longitudinally spaced holes with said loops positioned betweenadjacent holes, and a single lace having an intermediate portionextending between the forward ends of said rows of holes and overlying aforward part of said vamp, said single lace having free end portionsthreaded rearwardly through said rows of holes, said free end portionshaving terminal portions extending rearwardly from the rear ends of saidrows of holes, portions of said free end portions of the lace betweenadjacent holes in the rows being threaded through corresponding ones ofthe loops on the forward sole portion, said terminal portions beingcrossed at a point behind said vamp and in front of said heel portionand arranged to be passed along opposite sides of and secured behind theankle of a wearer of the sandal.

CESAR G. G. CAMERO.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS FOREIGN PATENTS Country Date Italy Feb. 20, 1939Number Number

